Get error message if ModelState.IsValid fails?

Question

I have this function in my controller.

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Edit(EmployeesViewModel viewModel)
{
    Employee employee = GetEmployee(viewModel.Empl         


        

Answer 1

If anyone is here for WebApi (not MVC) you just return the ModelState object:

return Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, ModelState);